Filter



Oct. 8, 1929o vH. E., PELLETIER FILTER v Fneduay 23, 1925 ggrg E.'Pel letier l l; 'ITORNEY Patented Cet. 8, 1929 HENRY E. PELLETIER, OF JERSEY CITY,l NEW JERSEY, ASSVIGNOR TO PEIiCO-.A'UTO PRODUCTS, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK FILTER Application flied May es,

tion engines, as for instance, the motors of automobiles, motor boats,`airplanes or other transportation means, there being considerable vibration incident to the operation of said means,'there isconsequently some'dan ger of the parts of my device shaking loose or becoming separated, and it is, therefore` desirable that means be providedfor preventing the loosening or separation of the parts. Furthermore, it is desirable in a deviceof this character to provide such a screening surface, as has a maximum area, while occupying a minimum space, for removing the foreign matter from the gas or liquid. It 0 is further desirable to simplify and .to reduce the number of parts in the filter as far as possible, and it is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a structure meeting all of the requirements just set forth. In the vspecific example lof my invention illustrated herein, provision is made for holding the main members of the filter against accidental separation or loosenin of the parts` such as that, for instance, resu tingfrom ex- "0 cessive vibration of a motor vehicle. Means of a minimum volume are further provided, presenting a maximum larea of screening surface, and the entire device is simplified and the cost thereof reduced by the reduction off the number of parts to a minimum.

The objects of my invention will be clear from the above and from the description which follows in which reference will be 1n, l j Y Fig. 1 is a vertical section of one form of my improved filter.` Fig. 2 is aside elevation thereof. Figv -is a top plan view thereof, and

Fig. 4: is a perspective view 'of my device `present the maximum screening area is made,

made to the accompanying drawings, where- Y y y Afore the filter is ready for work at its maximum efficiency, so that the materialvv to be Y cleansed must pass. notfonly through the 1925. Serial No. 32,2lzaV lvided witlithe inlet pipe or passage 12 pref-150 erably cast integral therewith, communicating with the lower end of the interior of said container. The upper end of the` inletfpassage is provided witha preferably right angle extension 13 suitably threadedl for the con`l` 55 nection thereto of the conventional pipe nipple 14.` A cap 15 preferably internally threaded as at 16` to engage the threads 1l of the container 10 is provided with a preferably central opening 17, in which the outlet 6 pipe 18 or other outlet means may be suitably` secured. A gasket 22 is preferably interposed between the upper surface of the container 10 and the under surface of the c ap 15 to form a leak-proof closure therebetween. The screen 19 is designed to exclude solids and foreign liquid matter fromthe outlet compartment formed bysaid screen and in order to spherical'in shape. Said screen is suitably at- "0 tached to the inlet pipe 1 8 or to the cap 15 as by meansofthe soldered lconnection 19. Y,In order that my device may be suitably secured in proper position, as, fory instance, toV theA substantially vertical dash board of an automobile, extension lugs as 20 made integral ywith the cap 15 are provided, suitable holes as 21 through which screws or bolts may be passed being made in said lugs.` 'A

It is to be understood'that a filtering medium 23 of greater specific gravity than the material to be purified, such as an inexpensive liquid like water, is to be placed `in the inlet compartment 24 of the container 10 be- Vscreen 19, but also through said filtering medium, whereby said material is not only Screened: but alseltered. i lil/is to be further JQ understood that the screen 19 is preferably made of Wire mesh, and is of such character that the comparatively heavy ltering medium 23 cannot pass therethrough, while the material to be filtered does readily pass therethrough into the outlet compartment 25.

' For preventing the accidental separation of the cap 15 and the container 10, suitable teeth as 26 are provided onthe outside of said container', while a preferably flat spring member 27, adapted to engage said teeth, is suitably `sefctne'd tothe capl. Said spring is maintained in place on vsaid cap as by means of the members 28 engaging the uppersurface 1of,'said9spring, thel upper end1-29 :of :said spring #being "preferably 4bent l upwardly to prevent disengagement thereof from the holding means 28. The teeth 26 are so shaped as to allow rotation of the cap 15 relatively to the container whenthethrea'dsl andll trare in mutual engagement, in the direction for "screwingsaid cap ,and container '10 tQgether,-and for preventingj the relative rotationofsaid cap`15'an`d container'lO. in a direction which would V,cause disengagement Y fthe (.a'pand container. To disengage said "cap an'dcontainer it is merely necessary to lift thespring 27 slightly outwandly, out of engagement' with fthe, teethi26, and while said :springv is fmaintainedinLthis position, 'the p cap" 15 mayf'be readily rotated and removed. 'I have notj illustrated the' teeth' 26, spring 527and the holding means`28 in that form o'fmyinvention-shown inFrigs. l, 2 `and Sfor fthe reasonthatfl deem'it unnecessary there- Rotation offthat form of'thecapilhavving"the""flanges20, isjpreven-ted whensaid cap is se'cured'in, place, and rotation? ofthe container 10 is also irprevented Ywhen the inlet ,pipe,isjsecuredtothe extension 13 thereof j" though itfwill-'be understood that asan addi jtonal-Mprecaution, said holding means may bei-used if desired, particularly ifthe inlet'v and outlet pipes are comparativ'elyfflexible.` j Theoperationofmy improvedilter'isas 1fellows: Y 1

A :smallquantity ofi the filtering medium' 23, jpreferablysutiicient to: reach `abovethelower 1end of theV inlet pipe 12,I having been inserted c5o into theb'ottom'of the container.10,#saidY con# Vtainer may" be screwedtothecap l'15, which .llnayfthentbe securedfin placeby means of ',suitable screws orlbeltsfnot `shown, passing l through the holes 21,'k provided therefor, or the s cap may,trstbessecuredimplaceandthe conatainer.V afterward .scre'gwed thereinto. The inlet Yfiltering medium, sink to the bottom of the container. Those solid particles lighter than the'ltering medium may rise to the surface Tbut-cannot pass through thescreen' 19'. @Vater or other' liquid-impurityl inthe "material to be cleansed is also eliminated by said filtering 'medium by reason of the greater density of said` impurity than the material to be cleansed. The material passing through the screen 19 -is withdrawn in its purified sta-tethrough the outletj Ipipe 18, for further. use; thereof soY .It will be seen thatmy:device-comprises' i 4very-femparts, thatitis -simplein rconstruc- 1 tion, easyfto assemble, capable-,of economical construct'iom and efficient-'1n itsioperatlon. It

will further--be'rseen that'manyais'escanbe foundrferI my improved devioeysuch-tas in the filtration lofgaseline orothen oil, and air, or

otherggaseous material; and that-my device is -.,well\ adapted# to meet: the diiiieultfconditions rprcsentedinpractical operation.

Iclaim: t 1 1. fln a-gasoline filtert acontaineramember having an integratbottom thereon, 'ratc'ihet teeth arranged -belowr the top of' thecontainer, and projecting beyond :thef outersurface of Y said container, a capl adaptedto'be removably securedto the upper endof the Lcentainerad- :jacentito and entirelyabove saidteeth, apair fof. opposed spaced :projections `von thef top `of 'the cap,-and "a spring: .of -a singlepiece ofy flat sheet material bent intoisubstantially.Lsshape, -..and `having one legi thereof'A inserted between iand secured in place kbysaid projections `on the upper rface of thecap,"the-otherlegof Ythez L dependingsubstantially :vertically ,on i the outside'o'f the capv Vand,A arranged to" have' -a verticalA 'edge thereof engage aV substantially radial f'face of" the ytooth. adjacent thereto.

2. 'In a filter, Va* contain-er 'memberf fopen at the f top thereof i to vallow materi'al to -)be in- ;serted 1thereinto, ratchet teeth projecting fronr the 'outerface' of =said= member, a cap' of not greater? outermostf diameter than* thatl of" the fline joining the voutermost .portions of l said iteeth, @an Le'shaped spring' of flat 'sheet materiali secured to2 the'Vv top of theeap @and ar- `-ran-ged outside dfi-*the edgeof the cap fand depending below said cap, whereby the edgel of saidspri'nglengagesfone; offfsaid teethfor preventing relative movementfoftheieapandfthe container member"money' direction 1andfallows `suchfinovement inthe other direction, said spring depending beloW the lowermost part of said teeth.

' 3. In a i1ter,'a container member, ratchet teeth projecting beyond the outersurface of said container, a cap arranged in spaced relation to and above said teeth, a spring se cured to the cap and arranged entirely outside thereof and depending below7 the bottom of said cap and having a plane edge for engagf in@ one of Said teeth and thereby preventing relative rotation of saideap and said member in a direction etfective to separate said cap from said member.

HENRY E. PELLETIER. 

